Saturday, December 11, 2010

From the desk of the editor:A new review process

In issue 8(4) of ARJ we have the first of a new review format. It strikes me that a great way to share news of new publications in the field of action research is to post a short review on the blog. More formal reviews, however, will be picked up by the journal.

Dr. Donna Ladkin starts us off with a review in ARJ of Olav Eikeland’s work on Aristotle.Beyond being readable and insightful, Donna offers a model for the new reviews the journal will offer.This also signals the upcoming finale to the extensive digests of new action research related publications that Bob Dick has offered since the start of the journal. I am very sad to see Bob Dick retire from his position as reviewer of all things action research.Bob’s reviews have informed my own reading over the past few years (if Bob recommended it, I read it).I know that his column was very popular judged by the number of times they were downloaded.We will truly miss Bob.I am, however, happy to say that Bob has agreed to be interviewed so that he does not leave without us taking to opportunity to pick his encyclopedic brain on action research.The interview will be published in ARJ. And as Donna’s review shows, we may have a very different but equally informative review process coming on line.I thank Dr. Patricia Gaya Wicks and her colleagues from the associate editor board for helping us design the new review process.May it flourish and meet the demands of our readers.

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